Eric De Gezelle

Freelance SAP Technical Coordinator | SAP Architect | SAP Infrastructure & Operations | Large Programs & Carve-outs

Ellezelles, Walloon Region, Belgium

About

Senior freelance SAP Technical Consultant & Coordinator, specialized in SAP architecture, infrastructure and operations, with strong experience in large SAP programs, datacenter rollouts, carve-outs and complex migrations. 25+ years of experience delivering and coordinating complex SAP landscapes for large international organizations across Retail, Industry, Public Sector and Finance. Strong background in technical coordination, acting as the bridge between business projects, infrastructure teams, SAP Basis teams and external partners. Proven experience in: • Large SAP programs and transformations • Datacenter rollouts and migrations • Carve-outs and complex separations • High Availability & performance-critical SAP systems • Coordination of onshore / offshore teams Comfortable working in complex multi-SAP landscapes (ECC, BI, SCM, CRM, SAP Java, Solution Manager, APO, Fiori, PI/PO) with strong exposure to infrastructure, operating systems, databases (HANA, Oracle) and virtualization. Typical roles: SAP Technical Coordinator · SAP Technical Architect · SAP Infrastructure & Operations Consultant · SAP Program Technical Lead 📍 Based in Belgium | Available for freelance missions (hybrid / remote)

Experience

  • Technical SAP Build coordinator at Decathlon France
    Feb 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

    Senior SAP technical coordinator supporting SAP build and delivery activities within large retail programs. • Coordination of SAP technical build activities • Interface between SAP Basis, infrastructure, projects and partners • Support to SAP landscape consistency, standards and best practices • Contribution to SAP technical governance and delivery Environment: SAP ECC, APO, PORTAL, BI, FIORI, F&R, CAR, SAP infrastructure, enterprise IT landscape Databases: HANA Infra: Linux, GCP, AWS

  • SAP Technical Application Manager / Infrastructure Operations Manager at Saint-Gobain
    Jan 2015 - Jan 2022 · 7 yrs 1 mo

    Senior SAP technical leader responsible for SAP operations and infrastructure projects across large industrial landscapes. • Ensured consistency, availability and performance of SAP solutions • Technical support lead for the SAP Competency Center • Management of Change, Incident, RCA and Performance processes • Technical coordinator for the Verallia carve-out • Led rollout of a Tier-1 new datacenter • Coordinated migration of 130+ SAP and non-SAP servers • Active contributor to offshore contract setup (IBM India) SAP: ECC, SCM, BW, BI 4.1, Java, Content Server, Solution Manager Databases: HANA, Oracle, SQL Server, MaxDB Infra: Windows, AIX, Clustering, VMware

  • SAP NetWeaver Architect at SAGEMCOM
    Apr 2011 - Jan 2015 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    SAP technical architect responsible for SAP landscape design, upgrades and complex transformations. • Design of complete SAP landscape (ECC, CRM, SCM, Portal, SolMan) • SAP R/3 4.6C → ECC 6.0 NetWeaver upgrade, Database upgrade : Oracle upgrades • ECC EHP upgrades (EHP4 → EHP7) • Implementation of SAP Solution Manager & CHARM • Design and rollout of enterprise SSO (Kerberos / AD) for 2,300+ users • SAP PI 7.x architecture and integration • Technical tuning and database migrations • Support of fully virtualized SAP environments OS: HP-UX, Linux DB: Oracle Infra: Virtualization, enterprise SAP landscapes

  • SAP NetWeaver System Administrator / Technical Coordinator at AIFE
    Apr 2008 - Apr 2011 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Key technical contributor to one of the largest SAP public-sector projects in Europe. • Installation and setup of SAP production systems (ECC, EP, BW, PI, SolMan) • Design of HA and clustered architectures • Technical coordination across environments (DEV, QA, PRE-PROD, PROD) • Go-live support and stabilization • SAP security (GRC / Firefighter) Scope: 25,000–35,000 end-users

  • Earlier Career (Summary) at Arinso / Northgate & Major Clients (Renault, Banque de France, PSA, CNES, Ministries)
    Jan 1997 - Nov 2007 · 10 yrs 11 mos

    Progressive career from ABAP Developer to Senior SAP NetWeaver System Administrator & Architect. Involved in multiple large SAP programs for major organizations including: Renault, Banque de France, PSA (Stellantis), CNES, Moroccan Ministries, Telecom Paris, Lyreco, Givaudan. Key activities: • SAP system administration and architecture (R/3, ECC, NetWeaver) • Large SAP HR, FI/CO, MM, SD landscapes • SAP and Oracle upgrades and migrations • High availability and performance tuning • Technical coordination and SAP training delivery (SAP France, SAP Belgium, customers)